A survey of Warwick students in 2016/17 found that over 60% of students had experienced costs that they expected to be covered by the University during their time of study.

68% had paid for core textbooks

64% had paid for additional textbooks

89% had paid for printing

35% had paid for lecture notes

18% had paid for site visits or trips

12% had paid for dissertation binding

19% had paid for medical certificates

The SU believes that education should be more accessible and affordable. Therefore, we call on the University to reduce additional course costs incurred by students. This includes reducing unjustifiable disparities between courses in terms of costs. When costs are incurred, the University should actively publish these in a transparent manner, regularly updating them.

The SU submitted a paper on behalf of students to the Academic Quality and Standards Committee detailing the findings of the survey, and has subsequently worked to establish a joint Course Costs Working Group.

How can I get involved?

For those with five minutes to spare...

Have you had to pay a course cost which you think should have been covered by the University? Let us know with the hashtag #WarwickCourseCosts!